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A visit to the Saint Roses Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the St. Roses Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Roses Cemetery:

41.4295, -73.2723

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Roses Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. Roses Cemetery is located in Fairfield County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Roses Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the St. Roses Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Roses Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Berkshire Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Berkshire Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Berkshire Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Newtown.
    • The Berkshire Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Berkshire Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970724 <5>
  • Newtown Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Taunton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lands End Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Lands End Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lands End Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Newtown.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103436 <5>
  • Walker Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Walker Farm Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Farm Cemetery
  • Bradley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Pierce Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Pierce Hollow Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Hollow Cemetery
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
  • Huntingtown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Huntingtown Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingtown Cemetery
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Brookside Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
  • Middleground Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Middleground Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleground Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Stiles Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • United Jewish Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
    • East Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The East Village Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Southford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Southford Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford Cemetery
    • South Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The South Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
    • Central Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Central Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
    • Stephey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Stephey Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephey Cemetery
    • Monroe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Monroe Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
    • Jacks Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Roses Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Roses Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Sandy Hook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Riverside
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Russian Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Russian Village is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village
  • Newtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Newtown is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Newtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Southbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Southbury is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
  • South Britain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Botsford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Southbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Village is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
  • Hawleyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dodgingtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dodgingtown is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgingtown
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Stevenson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowers Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Bowers Hill is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Hill
    • Hattertown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Hattertown is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattertown
    • Monroe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Monroe is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,328 people
    • East Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • East Village is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Southford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Southford is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
    • Brookfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
    • Brookfield Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
    • Bethel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethel is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,941 people
    • Upper Stepney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Upper Stepney is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Stepney
    • Monroe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oxford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Oxford is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,250 people
    • Brookfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the St. Roses Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fairfield County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Roses Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the St. Roses Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to Fairfield County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the St. Roses Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #210580  (Saint Roses Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #210580 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Fairfield
      • Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Newtown
      • Location given for Saint Roses Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.4295401     Lon: -73.2723383
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Fairfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Roses Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.